The Historical Fort McHenry

Stronghold McHenry was worked in 1798 however is most celebrated for its part in the War of 1812. Amid this war the post effectively safeguarded Baltimore Harbor from the British Armies assaults. Amid World War I the U.S military utilized the fortress again and in World War II the U.S Coast Guard utilized the post. McHenry is currently an assigned national stop and an energizing Baltimore vacation spot. In1814 a Garrison hail was flown over the post which flagged the American triumph over the British. Francis Scott Key saw this and composed the lyric "Safeguard of Fort M'Henry." This sonnet at last ended up known as the Star Spangled Banner.